How to Estimate with RSMeans Data: Basic Skills for Building Construction, 5th Edition

How to Estimate with RSMeans Datais the only
instructional book on construction cost estimating that uses the
most popular source of construction cost data, RS Means. This
updated fifth edition includes new coverage on the role of Building
Information Modeling (BIM) in the estimating process, and over 300
sample problems and exercises that show you how to apply cost data
to your building project based on the RS Means 2015 Building
Construction Cost Data. The companion website provides access
to RS Means CostWorks data, allowing you to use real-world
numbers in your practice estimates, and the included Instructor's
Manual provides step-by-step solutions to problems in the book.
Focused on the practical aspects of estimating, this book
emphasizes the application of estimating techniques—which are
transferable to any estimating software—through problem
solving and the ground-up creation of complete construction project
estimates.

Estimating skills are fundamental to the construction industry,
and are applied by all parties at all levels throughout the
industry. This book is a hands-on guide to the techniques and tools
used to create a thorough estimate, with plenty of opportunities
for practice.

Apply cost data to all aspects of the building
project

Practice your skills on over 300 sample problems

Construct a complete estimate using RSMeans

Besides being an essential construction skill, learning
estimating helps you become familiar with reading and understanding
construction blueprints and how construction assemblies are built.
Mastery of these vital skills is important to your future career,
and How to Estimate with RSMeans Data is your ideal guide to
a solid foundation.

Dr. Saleh Mubarak, PE. holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering, with specialization in construction management. He has over a decade of experience as a structural engineer, cost estimator, field engineer, scheduler, project manager, and instructor. In 2007 he was chosen as part of the PMI team to write the new Project Scheduling certification exam. Dr. Mubarak is currently Head of the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the College of Engineering in Qatar University. He is the author of Construction Project Scheduling and Control, Third Edition, also published by Wiley.

RSMeans, a division of Reed Construction Data, has been the leading publisher of construction cost data for over 60 years. The company provides products and services to more than 250,000 construction professionals throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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